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Copying and pasting in Word

I can't copy/cut and paste in Word 2003. When I right-click, all the buttons are grayed-out. Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V don't work, either. The clipboard instructions say something about a highlight tool, but I can't find that. I have tried SafeMode, and that doesn't help. I haven't found any viruses or malware. I can't copy/cut and paste in Notepad, either, if that suggests something to someone. Any ideas?

I didn't know that there is a "Select All" option in the Edit drop-down menu. I also didn't realize that when you right-click to cut or copy, you have to do it on the text itself, not just on the page. Pretty basic stuff for most computer users, probably, but it was new to me.

I guess that the topic stays for others to see in the future, in case they face the same thing... That's a fundamental reason for a FORUM to exist. It didn't matter how easy or difficult was to solve your problem!